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Brazil’s Lula urges rich to fund environment reform (AlertNet)

Source: Reuters BRASILIA, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged developed countries on Thursday to finance measures by poor nations to protect the environment and reduce emissions …
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PETA Asks Governor of Maryland to Fight Global Warming by … - PETA (press release)

PETA Asks Governor of Maryland to Fight Global Warming by …PETA (press release), VA -2 hours agoAlthough PETA commends the governor for taking a stand against global warming, the group points out that there's more to be gained by going vegan than by …

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19000 scientists doubt warming? I doubt that - Baltimore Sun

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19000 scientists doubt warming? I doubt thatBaltimore Sun, United States -4 hours agoAfter a Maryland state senate hearing on a global warming pollution control bill this week, a business advocacy group sent out a press release with a strong …O'Malley: Human survival at risk from warmingBaltimore Sunall 3 news articles

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UN Environment Group Sets Up Climate Neutral Forum (Planet Ark)

MONACO - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a new online network on Thursday to help countries, cities and firms aiming to be “climate neutral” exchange ideas on ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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‘Green’ buildings code to be launched (FT.com via Yahoo! News)

An initiative to tackle the harmful effects of commercial property on the environment is to be launched next week by a group of the sector’s leading organisations and corporate occupiers.
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Minister with global warming and electricity bills on his plate - Times Online

Minister with global warming and electricity bills on his plateTimes Online, UK -2 hours agoMr Wicks seems genuinely passionate about his role and “the preeminent challenge of the 21st century”, tackling the twin challenges of global climate change …

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Obama,Clinton top McCain on environment votes-report (AlertNet)

Source: Reuters (Corrects that lifetime scores for Clinton and Obama were higher than their scores for 2007, paragraphs 3-4) By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - All …
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AP Interview: UN's de Boer says investors tackling global warming … - International Herald Tribune

AP Interview: UN's de Boer says investors tackling global warming…International Herald Tribune, France -3 hours agoDe Boer predicted that private investment would soon outpace government investment in combating global warming. Already, he noted that the world's carbon …Coal expansion violates Kyoto commitmentInquirer.netChina's carbon dragonChristian Science MonitorBiofuels in BaliBiomass Magazineall 18 news articles

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New environment protection facilities at Three Gorges dam (The Hindu)

YICHANG (CHINA): Environment protection measures are high on the agenda as China’s gigantic Three Gorges dam project heads toward completion this year, said the dam builders. According to the ongoing work conference at the year beginning …
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Obama,Clinton top McCain on environment votes: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

All three top U.S. presidential contenders tout their environmental credentials, but Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton cast far more “green” votes in Congress than John McCain, a conservation group reported on Thursday.
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